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#C8C19E

#c8c19e ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8c19e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 75.69% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.5% magenta, 21% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 27.63% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.5289

Complementary

  1. #c8c19e
  2. #9ea5c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8c19e
  2. #9ebac8
  3. #ac9ec8

Analogous

  1. #c8ac9e
  2. #c8c19e
  3. #bac89e

Triadic

  1. #c8c19e
  2. #9ec8c1
  3. #c19ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8c19e
  2. #a5c89e
  3. #9ea5c8
  4. #c19ec8

Square

  1. #c8c19e
  2. #9ec8ac
  3. #9ea5c8
  4. #c89eba

Monochromatic

  1. #83794a
  2. #aca26d
  3. #c8c19e
  4. #e4e0cf
  5. #f8f7f2

Shades

#c8c19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8c19e
  2. #b4ae8e
  3. #a09a7e
  4. #8c876f
  5. #78745f
  6. #64614f
  7. #504d3f
  8. #3c3a2f
  9. #282720
  10. #141310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8c19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8c19e
  2. #cec7a8
  3. #d3cdb1
  4. #d9d4bb
  5. #dedac5
  6. #e4e0cf
  7. #e9e6d8
  8. #efece2
  9. #f4f3ec
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8c19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8c19e
  2. #c1bb9b
  3. #bab498
  4. #b2ae95
  5. #aba792
  6. #a4a18f
  7. #9d9a8c
  8. #969489
  9. #8e8d86
  10. #878783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8bf9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac29f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfbcb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c09d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c19f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccbeae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8c19e {
  color: #c8c19e;
}
Background
.bg-c8c19e {
  background-color: #c8c19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8c19e {
  border: 2px solid #c8c19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8c19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 28% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8c19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8c19e, #bac89e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8c19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.34 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.13 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.85 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.13 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.30 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.64 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.82 #373e61 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sage
#c8c19e  rgb(200, 193, 158)  hsl(50, 28%, 70%)  Sage
#9ea5c8  rgb(158, 165, 200)  hsl(230, 28%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ec8c1  rgb(158, 200, 193)  hsl(170, 28%, 70%)  Opal
#c19ec8  rgb(193, 158, 200)  hsl(290, 28%, 70%)  Lilac